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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001910
Richard J Wilson Elementary School
900 W FOGG ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76110 · (817) 814-7700 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
473 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 17.0% | 29.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 21.0% | 31.0% | 40.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 24.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Richard J Wilson Elementary School
Richard J Wilson Elementary School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J Wilson Elementary School this school | 508 | 93.1% | 21.5% |
| Hubbard Elementary School FORT WORTH | 508 | 93.3% | 20.4% |
| Egly Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 520 | 92.9% | 42.3% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville BROWNSVILLE | 508 | 94.1% | 32.4% |
| Leila P Cowart Elementary School DALLAS | 515 | 94.4% | 40.2% |
| Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School DALLAS | 533 | 94.0% | 45.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Richard J Wilson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #4,226 of 4,401 | #309 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,988 of 4,466 ▲ 110 | #293 of 339 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,309 of 4,466 ▼ 237 | #328 of 339 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #971 of 3,998 | #69 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #2,456 of 4,938 | #170 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,939 of 4,622 | #242 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #4,134 of 4,628 | #341 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #725 of 4,789 | #50 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #1,722 of 2,838 | #155 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
+39 (+8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 508 | 32.7 | 15.6:1 | 93% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 93% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 28.3 | 20.0:1 | 95% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 94% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 35.7 | 16.5:1 | 92% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 93% (537) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 40 | 19.2:1 | 92% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 85% (641) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 28 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard J Wilson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (588 to 508); teachers down 8% (35.7 to 32.7).
About Richard J Wilson Elementary School
Richard J Wilson Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in FORT WORTH, Texas. Federal data show 508 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Richard J Wilson Elementary School is part of FORT WORTH ISD, where 136 schools serve 70,612 students.
The share of students at Richard J Wilson Elementary School who are Hispanic is 95%. Other groups make up 2% White. County-wide, 30% of Tarrant County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Richard J Wilson Elementary School are from different groups.
Richard J Wilson Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher, from 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Richard J Wilson Elementary School, 93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points above the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County.
On the allk12 Grade, Richard J Wilson Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Texas public elementary schools.
Richard J Wilson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.5%, compared with a predicted 33.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Tarrant County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 639 public schools and about 385,835 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Richard J Wilson Elementary School from the closest public school, Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth. The five-mile area around Richard J Wilson Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Richard J Wilson Elementary School's average proficiency of 21.5% compares with 33.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Richard J Wilson Elementary School as City: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.6:1.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth0.4 mi · 2,020
- Academy of Visual and Performing Arts0.6 mi · 146
- Rosemont Middle School0.7 mi · 1,166
- George Clarke Elementary School0.7 mi · 388
- Worth Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 439
- Hubbard Elementary School1.0 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Richard J Wilson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richard J Wilson Elementary School?
Richard J Wilson Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
Is Richard J Wilson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richard J Wilson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Richard J Wilson Elementary School have?
Richard J Wilson Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richard J Wilson Elementary School?
At Richard J Wilson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Richard J Wilson Elementary School public or private?
Richard J Wilson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.